UVTAGG - 2022-11-12 - Press Release - Free online meeting, Sat, 12 Nov 2022, 10-Noon MST, KATHRYN GRANT on HELPING AND ENCOURAGING FAMILY HISTORY

 

UVTAGG - 2022-11-12 - Press Release - Free online meeting, Sat, 12 Nov 2022, 10-Noon MST, KATHRYN GRANT on HELPING AND ENCOURAGING FAMILY HISTORY

2022-11-09

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Don

Donald R. Snow -- snowd@math.byu.edu 

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UVTAGG MEETING, Saturday 12 Nov 2022 - Free on Zoom and Facebook

10:00 - 11:00 am MST:  KATHRYN GRANT on HELPING OTHERS LEARN TO LOVE AND DO FAMILY HISTORY

11:10 - Noon MST: KATHRYN GRANT on 5 MINUTES OR 5 HOURS? STOPPING MISTAKES BEFORE THEY START (FAMILYSEARCH FAMILY TREE)

Details and links to watch are on  https://uvtagg.org   and on the UVTAGG Facebook page.

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UVTAGG MEETING, Saturday 12 Nov 2022 - Free on Zoom and Facebook

Details and links to watch are on  https://uvtagg.org   and on the UVTAGG Facebook page.

10:00 - 11:00 am MST: KATHRYN GRANT on HELPING OTHERS LEARN TO LOVE AND DO FAMILY HISTORY

11:10 - Noon MSDT:  KATHRYN GRANT on 5 MINUTES OR 5 HOURS? STOPPING MISTAKES BEFORE THEY START (FAMILYSEARCH FAMILY TREE)

ABOUT THE MAIN PRESENTATION BY KATHRYN GRANT:

If you love family history, you probably want to help others get involved. But that can be easier said than done. Watch this presentation for ideas to help you engage others while avoiding roadblocks.

ABOUT THE CLASS TAUGHT BY KATHRYN GRANT:

"Just fix it later." "The important thing is to add names to the tree as quickly as possible." "Someone else will clean it up." This advice may be well-intended, but the truth is that cutting corners now almost always costs more in the long run. This presentation gives two examples of mistakes in Family Tree that were easy to make but hard to clean up. It also gives principles to help stop these kinds of mistakes before they're made. It takes a little more effort to be careful up front, but it saves time in the long run.

ABOUT KATHRYN GRANT:

After years on the sidelines, Kathryn began doing family history and discovered that she loved it. Her specialty is helping new family historians find success-and maybe even avoid some of the mistakes she's made. Kathryn teaches Sunday classes and webinars for the BYU Family History Library. She also presents at Riverton Saturday Seminars and other family history events. Her column on family history ran in the Nauvoo Times for about a year and is still available online. In addition, she is a regular contributor to the FamilySearch blog.

For more details about the UVTAGG meetings see  https://uvtagg.org  and  http://blog.uvtagg.org/  .  Everyone is invited to watch all UVTAGG presentations online for free.  Watch on the UVTAGG Facebook Page or, if a UVTAGG member, watch on Zoom by going to zoom.us/j/868-580-77664  and waiting while your UVTAGG membership is verified.  This meeting will only be  online.   As usual, recent presentations and classes are on Facebook and on the UVTAGG YouTube channel. 

All meetings of the Group are open to the public with the goal of helping people use technology to further their family and personal history.  The group is in its 32nd year and previously was called the Utah Valley PAF Users Group.  On the blog is a way to subscribe to receive the press releases by email.  Members of the group ($15/year), besides being able to interact with presenters on ZOOM, receive the  monthly email newsletter TAGGology and have access to the more than 600 videos of past presentations and classes.  The TAGGology newsletter contains a wealth of information about genealogy, including information for Temple and Family History Consultants.  Free sample copies of the Newsletter can be requested by emailing uvtagginfo@gmail.com . 

Officers of UVTAGG are Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; Don Snow, 2nd VP; Jerry Castillo, Membership Officer, Marilyn Thomsen, TAGGology Newsletter Editor; Rayanne Melick, Treasurer; Jackson Andersen, Librarian; Carol Hill, Social Media Publicist; Eileen Phelps, Special Projects Coordinator; James Anderson, FamilySearch Coordinator; Rick Wightman, Chris Stevenson, Brent Nelson, and Jerry Castillo, Broadcast Specialists and Webmasters.  For further information contact President Gerhard Ruf at uvtagginfo@gmail.com (801-602-5048), or 1st VP Laurie Castillo at gengal@comcast.net , or 2nd VP Don Snow at snowd@math.byu.edu .

Donald R. Snow, 2nd VP, snowd@math.byu.edu .

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Dr. Donald R. Snow, Retired Professor of Mathematics, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA -  snowd@math.byu.edu 

Webpage  https://uvtagg.org/classes/dons/dons-classes.html 

UVTAGG - 2022-10-04 - Press Release - Free online meeting, Sat 08 Oct 2022, 10-Noon MDT, JAMES B. ALLEN on WRITING THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF THE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF UTAH

UVTAGG - 2022-10-04 - Press Release - Free online meeting, Sat 08 Oct 2022, 10-Noon MDT, JAMES B. ALLEN on WRITING THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF THE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF UTAH

2022-10-04

Journalists and newsletter editors, please post this where you can.  More information is available on our Home Page  https://uvtagg.org  and Press Release Blog  http://blog.uvtagg.org/ .  Please contact me, if you have additional questions.  Thanks.

Don

Donald R. Snow -- snowd@math.byu.edu 

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UVTAGG MEETING, Saturday 08 pCT 2022 - Free on Zoom and Facebook

10 - 11:00 am MDT:  DR/ JAMES B. ALLEN:  THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF THE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF UTAH: WHO, WHEN, WHY, AND HOW

11:10 - Noon MDT: LAURIE WERNER CASTILLO:  EVALUATING AND DESTROYING YOUR ANCESTRAL BRICK WALLS

Details and links to watch are on  https://uvtagg.org   and on the UVTAGG Facebook page.

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UVTAGG MEETING, Saturday 08 Oct 2022 - Free on Zoom and Facebook

Details and links to watch are on  https://uvtagg.org   and on the UVTAGG Facebook page.

10 - 11:00 am MDT: DR/ JAMES B. ALLEN:  THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF THE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF UTAH: WHO, WHEN, WHY, AND HOW

11:10 - Noon MDT:  LAURIE WERNER CASTILLO:  EVALUATING AND DESTROYING YOUR ANCESTRAL BRICK WALLS

A OUT THE MAIN PRESENTATION BY JAMES B. ALLEN:

Work on this volume, Hearts Turned to the Fathers, began in the 1970s after the Genealogical Department requested that the Historical Department of the Church prepare a history of their department to be used as a reference work. Jim Allen  was given the task and was able to obtain the help of Jessie Embry.  Together they did research in the documents and conducted many. interviews.  Later, after it was decided to make this a centennial history of the Genealogical Society of Utah  (i.e., the Genealogical Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), Jim and Jessie asked Kahlile Mehr to join them because of his first-hand knowledge of the latest developments. The discussion today will deal with some of their research experiences, including interesting interviews, selected highlights from the book, and a note on how it finally got published.  Jessie Embry will be online with Jim  to add her comments, as well.  Since this book, Hearts Turnded to the Fathers,  was published as issue 34:2 of BYUI Studies Quarterly, it can be read online or downloaded as a pdf for free from PDF https://byustudies.byu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/BYUSQ_34-2.pdf .  It is nearly 400 pages long, so it may take some time to download.

ABOUT THE CLASS BY LAURIE WERNER CASTILLO::

In this class we will talk about what constitutes a true brick wall and what situations are brick walls that we may have created ourselves by faulty or incomplete research processes. We will learn how to analyze a situation and see what more can be done. Many resources will be discussed.

ABOUT DR. JAMES B. ALLEN:

James B. Allen received his PhD degree from the University of Southern California in 1963.He taught at Brigham Young University from 1963 to1992. He was also Assistant Church Historian, 1972-79, chair of the BYU History Department, 1981 to 1987, Distinguished Faculty Lecturer, 1984, and Lemuel Hardison Redd, Jr. Professor of Western American History, 1987-1992. He has authored, co-authored, or co-edited fourteen books or monographs and around 90 articles. His books include The Story of the Latter-day Saints (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1976; 2nd ed. updated and revised, 1992), with Glen M. Leonard, and Trials of Discipleship: The Story of William Clayton, A Mormon (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1987), winner of the David Woolley Evans and Beatrice Cannon Evans Biography Award, 1986, revised and republished under the title No Toil Nor Labor Fear: The Story of William Clayton (Provo, UT: BYU Press, 2002). He and his wife Renée are the parents of five children, grandparents of 19, and great-grandparents of 25.

AB OUT LAURIE WERNER CASTILLO:

1st VP of Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group; Former VP, Exec Sec and Board Member, Utah Genealogical Association; BYU FH Library consultant, teacher 28+ years; Professional researcher, writer 30+ years; Presenter: RootsTech 2016-2020, BYU FH Conference 2014-2019, BYU Education Week 2016-2017; Former Red Cross Instructor, Girl Scout Troop Leader and Chihuahua breeder; Interests include: history, mystery, geography and genetics. Research Specialties: Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, New England, Mid-West, South-West and Western Frontier of the U.S.

For more details about the UVTAGG meetings see  https://uvtagg.org  and  http://blog.uvtagg.org/  .  Everyone is invited to watch all UVTAGG presentations online for free.  Watch on the UVTAGG Facebook Page or, if a UVTAGG member, watch on Zoom by going to zoom.us/j/868-580-77664  and waiting while your UVTAGG membership is verified.  This meeting will only be  online.   As usual, recent presentations and classes are on Facebook and on the UVTAGG YouTube channel. 

All meetings of the Group are open to the public with the goal of helping people use technology to further their family and personal history.  The group is in it's 32nd year and previously was called the Utah Vlaley PAF Users Group.  On the blog is a way to subscribe to receive the press releases by email.  Members of the group ($15/year), besides being able to interact with presenters on ZOOM, receive the  monthly email newsletter TAGGology and have access to the more than 600 videos of past presentations and classes.  The TAGGology newsletter contains a wealth of information about genealogy, including information for Temple and Family History Consultants.  Free sample copies of the Newsletter can be requested by emailing untagginfo@gmail.com . 

Officers of UVTAGG are Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; Don Snow, 2nd VP; Jerry Castillo, Membership Officer, Marilyn Thomsen, TAGGology Newsletter Editor; Rayanne Melick, Treasurer; Jackson Andersen, Librarian; Carol Hill, Social Media Publicist; Eileen Phelps, Special Projects Coordinator; James Anderson, FamilySearch Coordinator; Rick Wightman, Chris Stevenson, Brent Nelson, and Jerry Castillo, Broadcast Specialists and Webmasters.  For further information contact President Gerhard Ruf at uvtagginfo@gmail.com (801-602-5048), or 1st VP Laurie Castillo at gengal@comcast.net , or 2nd VP Don Snow at snowd@math.byu.edu .

Donald R. Snow, 2nd VP, snowd@math.byu.edu .

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UVTAGG - 2022-08-11 - Press Release - Free online , Sat 13 Aug 2022, 10-Noon MDT, KATHRYN GRANT on THE TIMELINE GRID:AN EASY WAY TO TRACK, ORGANIZE, AND USE YOUR RESEARCH

 UVTAGG - 2022-08-11 - Press Release - Free online , Sat 13 Aug 2022, 10-Noon MDT, KATHRYN GRANT on THE TIMELINE GRID:AN EASY WAY TO TRACK, ORGANIZE, AND USE YOUR RESEARCH

2022-08-11

Journalists and newsletter editors, please post this where you can.  More information is available on our Home Page  https://uvtagg.org  and Press Release Blog  http://blog.uvtagg.org/ .  Please contact me with any additional questions.  Thanks.

Don

Donald R. Snow -- snowd@math.byu.edu 

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UVTAGG MEETING, Saturday 13 Aug 2022 - Free on Zoom and Facebook

10 - 11:00 am MDT: KATHRYN GRANT on THE TIMELINE GRID:AN EASY WAY TO TRACK, ORGANIZE, AND USE YOUR RESEARCH;

11:10 - Noon MDT: KATHRYN GRANT on USING THE TIMELINE GRID: PRACTICAL EXAMPLES

Details and links to watch are on  https://uvtagg.org   and on the UVTAGG Facebook page.

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UVTAGG MEETING, Saturday 13 Aug 2022 - Free on Zoom and Facebook

Details and links to watch are on  https://uvtagg.org   and on the UVTAGG Facebook page.

[Note: To receive these press releases by email, subscribe on the blog.]

10 - 11:00 am MDT: KATHRYN GRANT on THE TIMELINE GRID:AN EASY WAY TO TRACK, ORGANIZE, AND USE YOUR RESEARCH

11:10 - Noon MDT: KATHRYN GRANT on USING THE TIMELINE GRID: PRACTICAL EXAMPLES

DESCRIPTION of TOPIC:

Kathryn Grant goes over a useful tool called the timeline grid that is free for all to use. It will help you track, organize and research your family history.

ABOUT KATHRYN GRANT:

After years on the sidelines, Kathryn began doing family history. Somewhat to her surprise, she discovered that she loved it! Her specialty is helping new family historians find success—and maybe even avoid some of the mistakes she's made. Kathryn teaches Sunday classes at the BYU Family History Library and presents at other family history events. Her column on family history ran in the Nauvoo Times for about a year and is still available online. In addition, she's a regular contributor to the FamilySearch blog. Kathryn works as a technical writer and instructional designer with a focus on usability and process improvement. Her current work assignment includes developing training used on mobile devices. Besides family history, she loves uplifting music, thought-provoking books, and fresh raspberries.

For more details about the UVTAGG meetings see  https://uvtagg.org  and  http://blog.uvtagg.org/  .  Everyone is invited to watch online all UVTAGG presentations for free.  Watch on the UVTAGG Facebook Page or, if a UVTAGG member, watch on Zoom by going to zoom.us/j/868-580-77664  and waiting while your UVTAGG membership is verified.  This meeting will only be  broadcast.   As usual, recent presentations and classes are on Facebook and on the UVTAGG YouTube channel. 

All meetings of the Group are open to the public with the goal of helping people use technology to further their family and personal history.  On the blog is a way to subscribe to receive the press releases by email.  Members of the group ($15/year), besides being able to interact with presenters on ZOOM, receive the  monthly email newsletter TAGGology and have access to the more than 600 videos of past presentations and classes.  The TAGGology newsletter contains a wealth of information about genealogy, including information for Temple and Family History Consultants.  Free sample copies of the Newsletter can be requested by emailing untagginfo@gmail.com . 

Officers of UVTAGG are Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; Don Snow, 2nd VP; Jerry Castillo, Membership Officer, Marilyn Thomsen, TAGGology Newsletter Editor; Rayanne Melick, Treasurer; Jackson Andersen, Librarian; Carol Hill, Social Media Publicist; Eileen Phelps, Special Projects Coordinator; James Anderson, FamilySearch Coordinator; Rick Wightman, Chris Stevenson, Brent Nelson, and Jerry Castillo, Broadcast Specialists and Webmasters.  The Group is in its 32nd year.  For further information contact President Gerhard Ruf at uvtagginfo@gmail.com (801-602-5048), or 1st VP Laurie Castillo at gengal@comcast.net , or 2nd VP Don Snow at snowd@math.byu.edu .

Donald R. Snow, 2nd VP, snowd@math.byu.edu .

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UVTAGG - 2022-07-06 - Press Release - Free in-person and online , Sat 9 Jul 2022, 10-Noon MDT, DAWN BRIMHALL on CAPTURE THIS: A GUIDE TO CREATING FAMILY DOCUMENTARIES

UVTAGG - 2022-07-06 - Press Release - Free in-person and online , Sat 9 Jul 2022, 10-Noon MDT, DAWN BRIMHALL on CAPTURE THIS: A GUIDE TO CREATING FAMILY DOCUMENTARIES

2022-07-06

Journalists and newsletter editors, please post this where you can.  More information is available on our Home Page  https://uvtagg.org  and Press Release Blog  http://blog.uvtagg.org/ .  Please contact me with any additional questions.  Thanks.

Don

Donald R. Snow -- snowd@math.byu.edu 

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UVTAGG MEETING, Saturday 9 Jul 2022 - Free on Zoom and Facebook

10 - 11:30 am MDT: DAWN BRIMHALL on CAPTURE THIS: A GUIDE TO CREATING FAMILY DOCUMENTARIES

Details and links to watch are on  https://uvtagg.org   and on the UVTAGG Facebook page.

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UVTAGG MEETING, Saturday 9 Jul 2022 - Free on Zoom and Facebook

Details and links to watch are on  https://uvtagg.org   and on the UVTAGG Facebook page.

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10-11:30 am MDT: DAWN BRIMHALL on CAPTURE THIS: A GUIDE TO CREATING FAMILY DOCUMENTARIES

DESCRIPTION OF MAIN PRESENTATION:

Family history is more than pedigree charts and delicate records. It is about making connections between generations. A family history documentary is one way to provide a bridge for future generations to connect with the past.  Anyone can create a meaningful family documentary that illustrates and enriches family stories and histories. This class will showcase different ways of creating family history documentaries along with ideas for how to engage a wide range of family members.

ABOUT DAWN BRIMHALL:

Dawn Retta Brimhall received a BA in History Teaching from Brigham Young University (2011) and a Masters in Education from the University of St. Thomas (2018). In 2020, she was named the Aldine Independent School District (ISD) Secondary Teacher of the Year in Houston, Texas. She currently serves as the Social Studies Instructional Specialist at Davis High School in Aldine ISD. She enjoys travel, photography, music, and family history.

For more details about the UVTAGG meetings see  https://uvtagg.org  and  http://blog.uvtagg.org/  .  Everyone is invited to watch online all UVTAGG presentations for free.  Watch on the UVTAGG Facebook Page or, if a UVTAGG member, watch on Zoom by going to zoom.us/j/868-580-77664  and waiting while your UVTAGG membership is verified.  This meeting will only be  broadcast.   As usual, recent presentations and classes are on Facebook and on the UVTAGG YouTube channel. 

All meetings of the Group are open to the public with the goal of helping people use technology to further their family and personal history.  On the blog is a way to subscribe to receive the press releases by email.  Members of the group ($15/year), besides being able to watch on ZOOM, receive the  monthly email newsletter TAGGology and have access to the more than 600 videos of past presentations and classes.  The TAGGology newsletter contains a wealth of information about genealogy, including information for Temple and Family History Consultants.  Free sample copies of the Newsletter can be requested by emailing untagginfo@gmail.com . 

Officers of UVTAGG are Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; Don Snow, 2nd VP; Jerry Castillo, Membership Officer, Marilyn Thomsen, TAGGology Newsletter Editor; Rayanne Melick, Treasurer; Bruce Merrill and Jackson Andersen, Videographers and Librarians; Carol Hill, Social Media Publicist; Eileen Phelps, Special Projects Coordinator; James Anderson, FamilySearch Coordinator; Rick Wightman, Chris Stevenson, Brent Nelson, and Jerry Castillo, Broadcast Specialists and Webmasters.  The Group is in its 32nd year.  For further information contact President Gerhard Ruf at uvtagginfo@gmail.com (801-602-5048), or 1st VP Laurie Castillo at gengal@comcast.net , or 2nd VP Don Snow at snowd@math.byu.edu .

Donald R. Snow, 2nd VP, snowd@math.byu.edu .

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UVTAGG - Press Release - Free in-person and online , Sat 11 Jun 2022, 10-Noon MDT, DAVID OUIMETTE on GATHERING RECORDS WORLDWIDE

 UVTAGG - 2022-06-08 - Press Release - Free in-person and online , Sat 11 Jun 2022, 10-Noon MDT, DAVID OUIMETTE on GATHERING RECORDS WORLDWIDE

2022-06-08

Journalists and newsletter editors, please post this where you can.  More information is available on our Home Page  https://uvtagg.org  and Press Release Blog  http://blog.uvtagg.org/ .  Please contact me with any additional questions.  Thanks.

Don

Donald R. Snow -- snowd@math.byu.edu 

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UVTAGG MEETING, Saturday 11 Jun 2022 - Free online and in-person at LDS Red Chapel, Edgemont Area of Provo, Utah and on Zoom and Facebook

10-11 am MDT: DAVID OUIMETTE -- GATHERING FAMILY HISTORY AROUND THE GLOBE

11:10-12 Noon:  CAROL HILL and MARILYN THOMSEN -- BE YOUR OWN GRAPHICS DESIGNER WITH CANVA.COM

Details and links to watch are on  https://uvtagg.org   and on the UVTAGG Facebook page.

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UVTAGG MEETING, Saturday 11 Jun 2022 - Free online and in-person at LDS Red Chapel, Edgemont Area of Provo, Utah and on Zoom and Facebook

Details and links to watch are on  https://uvtagg.org   and on the UVTAGG Facebook page.

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10-11 am MDT: DAVID OUIMETTE -- GATHERING FAMILY HISTORY AROUND THE GLOBE

11:10-12 Noon:  CAROL HILL and MARILYN THOMSEN -- BE YOUR OWN GRAPHICS DESIGNER WITH CANVA.COM

DESCRIPTION OF MAIN PRESENTATION:

Each country, ethnic group, and culture has its own archives, historical records, ancestral traditions, and concepts of family and tribe. See the many marvelous ways that family history is preserved, shared, and celebrated in countries and cultures around the world.

DESCRIPTION OF CLASS:

Get a free subscription to Canva.com and begin creating eye catching graphics for social media, invitations, photo books, posters, bookmarks, presentations, flyers, postcards, t-shirts, etc in just a few minutes. Once you have the finished design, you can download it in various formats and then publish it to social media, send it to a print shop, or put it into an email to send as an advertisement. We will also be showing free photo sites that you can use without any copyright concerns.

ABOUT DAVID OUIMETTE:

David Ouimette, Certified Genealogist, Certified Genealogical Lecturer, manages Content Strategy at FamilySearch, focusing on written and oral records of genealogical value for digital preservation in Asia and the Pacific. His team prioritizes camera placement and targets records in national, regional, and local archives. David has researched in several hundred archives in over sixty countries spanning all continents. Previously, David was product manager at Ancestry.com, responsible for family trees, U.S. records, DNA testing, and the search experience. He serves as a Trustee for the Board for Certification of Genealogists and has served as Vice President of the Utah Genealogical Association and on the board of the National Genealogical Society. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mathematics from Brigham Young University, has contributed articles to many magazines and journals, and authored Finding Your Irish Ancestors: A Beginner’s Guide.

ABOUT CAROL HILL:

Carol Hill is the Family History and Temple Consultant trainer for the 6 stake Lindon Family History Center and as a Young Single Adult Stake family history consultant. Recently, Carol ended a 6 year Family History Service mission as a Facebook Administrator. Since earning a bachelor's degree in Family History from BYU in 2003, Carol has been helping others with their family history.  Check out her FreeGenealogyHelp.com website to see Family History YouTube videos that help viewers understand different features of FamilySearch, and other genealogy sites as well. She loves her 6 children, 26 grandchildren, and wonderful husband who loves developing Family History Mobile Apps.

ABOUT MARILYN THOMSEN:

Marilyn Thomsen, the editor of UVTAGG's newsletter, loves helping friends and family with their research. She graduated with a B.A. in family history from Brigham Young University, completing an internship at the National Archive Branch in Atlanta, Georgia. Twice she won BYU's award for her family histories. She has served missions at the Family History Library in SLC and as a US & Canada service missionary. She served as Director of the Alpine Multi-stake, Lindon Multi Stake, and Orem Sunset Heights Tri-Stake Family History Centers in Utah. Her husband, Richard, shares her passion for digging up dead relatives and connecting them to living relatives.

For more details about the UVTAGG meetings see  https://uvtagg.org  and  http://blog.uvtagg.org/  .  Everyone is invited to attend in-person or watch online all UVTAGG presentations for free.  Watch on the UVTAGG Facebook Page or, if a UVTAGG member, watch on Zoom by going to zoom.us/j/868-580-77664  and waiting while your UVTAGG membership is verified.  This meeting will be in-person and will be  broadcast from the Red LDS Chapel at 4050 North Timpview Dr, Provo, Utah 84604.  Monthly meetings will continue to be broadcast  on Facebook and Zoom.  As usual, recent presentations and classes are on Facebook and on the UVTAGG YouTube channel. 

All meetings of the Group are open to the public with the goal of helping people use technology to further their family and personal history.  On the blog is a way to subscribe to receive the press releases by email.  Members of the group ($15/year), besides being able to watch on ZOOM, receive the  monthly email newsletter TAGGology and have access to the nearly 600 videos of past presentations and classes.  The TAGGology newsletter contains a wealth of information about genealogy, including information for Temple and Family History Consultants.  Free sample copies of the Newsletter can be requested by emailing untagginfo@gmail.com. 

Officers of UVTAGG are Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; Don Snow, 2nd VP; Jerry Castillo, Membership Officer, Marilyn Thomsen, TAGGology Newsletter Editor; Rayanne Melick, Treasurer; Bruce Merrill and Jackson Andersen, Videographers and Librarians; Carol Hill, Social Media Publicist;; Eileen Phelps, Special Projects Coordinator; James Anderson, FamilySearch Coordinator; Rick Wightman, Chris Stevenson, Brent Nelson, and Jerry Castillo, Broadcast Specialists and Webmasters.  The Group is in its 32nd year.  For further information contact President Gerhard Ruf at uvtagginfo@gmail.com (801-602-5048), or 1st VP Laurie Castillo at gengal@comcast.net , or 2nd VP Don Snow at snowd@math.byu.edu .

Donald R. Snow, 2nd VP, snowd@math.byu.edu .

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UVTAGG - Press Release - Free in-person and online , Sat 14 May 2022, 10-Noon MDT, LAURIE WERNER CASTILLO on SURNAME RESEARCH

UVTAGG - 2022-05-11 - Press Release - Free in-person and online , Sat 14 May 2022, 10-Noon MDT, LAURIE WERNER CASTILLO on SURNAME RESEARCHN

2022-05-11

Journalists and newsletter editors, please post this where you can.  More information is available on our Home Page  https://uvtagg.org  and Press Release Blog  http://blog.uvtagg.org/ .  Please contact me with any additional questions.  Thanks.

Don

Donald R. Snow -- snowd@math.byu.edu 

[Short Version]==============================.

UVTAGG MEETING, Saturday 14 MAY 2022 - Free online and in-person at LDS Red Chapel, Edgemont Area of Provo, Utah and on Zoom and Facebook

10-11 am MDT: LAURIE WERNER CASTILLO- - PINPOINTING ANCESTRAL LOCATIONS WITH DISTRIBUTION MAPS

11:10-12 noon MDT:  LAURIE WERNER CASTILLO -- RESOUIRCES FOR LEARNING MORE ABOUT ANCETRAL SURNAMES

Details and links to watch are on  https://uvtagg.org   and on the UVTAGG Facebook page.

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UVTAGG Meeting (Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group), Saturday,14 May 2022, 10-12 noon MDT - Free in-person at LDS Red Chapel in Edgemont Area of Provo, Utah and on Facebook and Zoom

Details and links to watch are on  https://uvtagg.org   and on the UVTAGG Facebook page.

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10-11 am MDT: LAURIE VERNER CASTILLO o--PINPOINTING ANCESTRAL LOCATIONS WITH DISTRIBUTION MAPS

1::10-12 noon MDT:  LAURIE WERVER CASTILO -- RESOURC4ES FOR LEARNING MORE ABOUT ANCESTRAL SURNAMES

DESCRIPTION OF MAIN PRESENTATION:

Online surname distribution maps are now available as a tool to help locate the place of origin for a surname. Some map systems allow comparison of where 2 or more names occur, helping you to see where ancestral families came together. Many types of maps are available for a number of countries of the world.

DESCRIPTION OF CLASS:

Many names changed as immigrants strove to fit in to their lives in a new land. Understanding where your surname came from and what may have happened to it along the way should increase your overall research success. Each country or ethnic group in that country will have had their own naming history. What do you need to know to find your family?

ABOUT LAURIE WERNER CASTILLO:

1st VP of Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group; Former VP, Exec Sec and Board Member, Utah Genealogical Association; BYU FH Library consultant, teacher 28+ years; Professional researcher, writer 30+ years; Presenter: RootsTech 2016-2020, BYU FH Conference 2014-2019, BYU Education Week 2016-2017; Former Red Cross Instructor, Girl Scout Troop Leader and Chihuahua breeder; Interests include: history, mystery, geography and genetics. Research Specialties: Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, New England, Mid-West, South-West and Western Frontier of the U.S.

For more details about the UVTAGG meetings see  https://uvtagg.org  and  http://blog.uvtagg.org/  .  Everyone is invited to attend in-person or watch online all UVTAGG presentations for free.  Watch on the UVTAGG Facebook Page or, if a UVTAGG member, watch on Zoom by going to zoom.us/j/868-580-77664  and waiting while your UVTAGG membership is verified.  This meeting will be the first in-person meeting in about 2 years since the Covid Pandemic started and will be  broadcase from the Red LDS Chapel at 4050 North Timpview Dr, Provo, Utah 84604.  Besides being in-person, we plan to continue broadcasting these meeting remotely on Facebook and Zoom.  As usual, recent presentations and classes are on Facebook and on the UVTAGG YouTube channel. 

All meetings of the Group are open to the public with the goal of helping people use technology to further their family and personal history.  On the blog is a way to subscribe to receive the press releases by email.  Members of the group ($15/year), besides being able to watch on ZOOM, receive the  monthly email newsletter TAGGology and have access to the nearly 600 videos of past presentations and classes.  The TAGGology newsletter contains a wealth of information about genealogy, including information for Temple and Family History Consultants.  Free sample copies of the Newsletter can be requested by emailing untagginfo@gmail.com . 

Officers of UVTAGG are Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; Don Snow, 2nd VP; Jerry Castillo, Membership Officer, Marilyn Thomsen, TAGGology Newsletter Editor; Rayanne Melick, Finance Officer; Bruce Merrill and Jackson Andersen, Videographers and Librarians; Carol Hill, FamilySearch Facebook Coordinator;; Eileen Phelps, Special Projects Coordinator; James Anderson, FamilySearch Coordinator; Rick Wightman, Chris Stevenson, Brent Nelson, and Jerry Castillo, Broadcast Specialists and Webmasters.  The Group is in its 32nd year.  For further information contact President Gerhard Ruf at uvtagginfo@gmail.com (801-225-6106), or 1st VP Laurie Castillo at gengal@comcast.net , or 2nd VP Don Snow at snowd@math.byu.edu .

Donald R. Snow, 2nd VP, snowd@math.byu.edu .

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